Chaminade University

St. Mary's University

University of Dayton

Welcome!

The mission of the Association of Marianist Universities is to support, promote and advance Marianist higher education. We do this by facilitating an environment to sustain cooperation and the exchange of experience and information among our three universities. AMU represents Marianist higher education at the national and international levels and contributes to the formation of leaders in the Catholic and Marianist educational traditions in their service to the Church and world.

Chaminade
University

The only Catholic university in Hawaii, Chaminade University offers a rich educational environment with a dedicated, involved faculty, small class sizes and a safe, beautiful campus

St. Mary’s
University

St. Mary’s University – the oldest Catholic university in Texas and the Southwest – is a nationally recognized liberal arts institution that provides students with personal attention and powerful academic programs.

University of Dayton

Founded in 1850 on a 125-acre farm, today the University of Dayton is the largest private university in Ohio – and is recognized as a top-tier national research university with a student-centered learning environment.

Chaminade University of Honolulu, St. Mary’s University of San Antonio and the University of Dayton embody the Marianist spirit of educating the heart and mind to create learning that lasts and inspiring relationships that serve. The Association of Marianist Universities builds on a strong history of collaboration and common mission – and draws on the example of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, founder of the Society of Mary – to create environments that let students thrive.

Faith in action
for the common good.

The characteristics of Marianist education are rooted in an ideal embodied in Mary, the Mother of Jesus. As members of the Marianist family, our faith – and our commitment to bringing the message and person of Jesus to others – moves us to action for the common good. We come together as a community of faith and love in our common search for the truth. And when we work together with a deep sense of mission, we can engage in a collaborative effort to understand and improve the world. LEARN MORE

The AMU Newsletteris edited by Katherine Lehman-Meyers at St. Mary’s University,
Sharon LePage at Chaminade University of Honolulu and Jack O’Gorman formerly at the University of Dayton

The Marianist Province of the United States has made a $1.5 million pledge toward an endowment of the Marianist Chair in Catholic Education Leadership, as part of the Center for Catholic Studies at St. Mary’s University. The Rev. Martin Solma, S.M., Provincial of the...

Librarians from Chaminade University Honolulu, St. Mary’s University and the University of Dayton met in Dayton from April 17- 19, 2018 . They shared best practices, discussed possible collaborative efforts, and enjoyed Marianist hospitality. The photo from the...

The University of Dayton presented the world premiere of Spectacle, a new original musical about the founding of the Society of Mary, April 20-22 in the Kennedy Union Boll Theatre on campus. Set during and after the French Revolution, Spectacle tells the story of the...

Ben McCall, lead architect of a new model for campus sustainability who helped the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign become one of the most sustainable campuses in the nation, will become the first executive director of the University of Dayton’s Hanley...

Molly Wilson, Vice President for Marketing and Communications at the University of Dayton announced “After 10 months of research, analysis and development, I am excited to share the University’s new brand, which will be used to tell the University’s story in a...

A spring tradition at Chaminade, this event is organized by students to showcase our cultural diversity through dance and song. The CUH student clubs shared their talents with the campus community with an evening of enthusiastic performances and good cheer. ...

A march for peace was one of the university events marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. CUH students, staff and faculty met on the lawn of Sullivan Family Library where the bells tolled 39 times here and across the nation....

The 13th annual Job Preparation Workshop for homeless individuals found Hogan students helping workshop attendees with interviewing techniques, sharing information about job resources and creating resumes that were sent to more than 500 potential employers. The Hogan...

Campus Compact, a coalition of nearly 1,100 educational institutions, presented the 2017 “Western Region Engaged Campus Award” to Chaminade University in recognition of its commitment to the public good. The award ceremony highlighted Chaminade’s meaningful community...

An annual talk to the faculties of Chaminade University and St. Louis School has been a tradition for over 10 years. This year, Fr. Marty Solma shared what he has learned from his 28 years in Africa and his leadership role as Provincial of the Marianist Province of...

Dr. Lynn Babington was formally installed as the university’s 10th president ceremony on January 20, 2018 at the Richard T. Mamiya Theatre. She pledged to usher in a new era of innovation, growth and opportunity, while stressing that she intends to further strengthen...

Steven R. Neiheisel, Ph.D. Executive Director Association of Marianist Universities, is happy to announce the new AMU web site: www.amuHigherEd.org Would you like to have more Marianist news and information? My favorite newsletter to see what is going on in the...

As you know, the Marianist Sisters (the Daughters of Mary Immaculate; the F.M.I.) and the Marianist Brothers and Priests (the Society of Mary; the S.M.) recently celebrated the bicentennials of their foundations (1816 for the Sisters, 1817 for the Brothers.) What...

Accounting and business students have assisted the elderly, homeless, and working-poor communities for over 20 years by providing free income tax preparation and personal budget planning assistance. In these service-based experiential learning settings,...

High achieving Students from three affiliated high schools; Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton Ohio, theDayton Early College Academy, also in Dayton, and the Colegio San Jose High School, a Marianist High school in San Juan, Puerto Rico, can attend the...

I began my presidency at Chaminade University of Honolulu August 1and would like to share with you some of what I have learned about Chaminade since I arrived. A love of learning, a longing for discovery, a commitment to pursuing truth and making the world a better...

The Marian Library at the University of Dayton holds the world’s largest collection of books and artifacts on Virgin Mary, and is recognized as an international destination for the study and appreciation of Mary, mother of Christ. It holds more than 112,000...

By Sharon LePage, MEA, Library Director, Chaminade University Fine Arts professor, Yukio Ozaki (MEA), teaches his students as he was taught by his Ikebana instructor in the Ohara School of Flower Arrangement. He tells them to arrange with legs, not with hands, to...

By Sharon LePage, MEA, Library Director, Chaminade University Chaminade University nursing students helped educate people about healthy lifestyles and conducted health screening in an immersive experience at the 45th annual Hoʻokuʻikahi Establishment Day...

A Prayer for DREAMers Creator God and Mother Mary, You have blessed us with DREAMers Who arrived here as children and today seek a way To make their contribution to our common life. We pray for them now. We pray that they will be allowed to work, study and live...

Marianist University Exchange Program By Jack O’Gorman, MEA University of Dayton, Katherine Lehman-Meyers, MEA St. Mary’s University, and Sharon LePage, MEA Chaminade University of Honolulu. Students at one of the three Marianist universities in the U.S....

National Archives of the Marianist Province of the United States by Mary Kenney, Province Archivist The National Archives of the Marianist Province of the United States (NAMPUS) was created on the St. Mary’s University campus in the spring of 2015. The facility...

Marianists Change Lives

The Marianist Educational Associates has given me a change to connect with others trying to bring the spirit of Chaminade’s intentions into their own lives and their work.

Kathe Lehman-Meyer

St. Mary's Universty

When I arrived in San Antonio with my nuclear family of four in 1976, they became our extended family, and gave me enthusiastic encouragement. Whatever I have accomplished in those 41 years I owe to the Marianists and the Marianist Charism.

Rosemarie Wahl, BS, MS, PhD

St. Mary's Universty

It was through the process of learning about the Marianist charism that I chose to become Catholic. I felt a calling to contribute to the mission of something beyond me. I began working at UD in 2004. Being welcomed wasn’t just people being nice. Being welcomed meant they cared for me and encouraged me to grow, engage and help others to grow.

Christina M. Smith

University of Dayton

The priests and brothers who taught me when I was a student at St. Mary’s had a profound impact on my life and my work as a teacher. When I had the opportunity to come back to St. Mary’s and teach, I was thrilled! I see my vocation here as continuing the work of my teachers and becoming a MEA has brought me closer to the heart of the Marianist mission every day of my life.